. McGuffey's second eclectic reader . ECLECTIC SERIES. LESSON XL). rough(ruf) be neatii seaside timid ly robber spots osprey. often(ofn) fiergely twenty com pel§ breast mode hooked THE FISHHAWK. 1. The fishhawk, or osprey, is not solarge as the eagle; but he has, like theeagle, a hooked bill and sharp claws. 2. His color is a dark brown, withblack and white spots, and his lengthis from twenty to twenty-two breast is mostly white. His tailand wings are long. 3. The fishhawk is often found sit-ting upon a tree over a pond, or lake, SECOND READER. 89 or river. He is also found by the s
. McGuffey's second eclectic reader . ECLECTIC SERIES. LESSON XL). rough(ruf) be neatii seaside timid ly robber spots osprey. often(ofn) fiergely twenty com pel§ breast mode hooked THE FISHHAWK. 1. The fishhawk, or osprey, is not solarge as the eagle; but he has, like theeagle, a hooked bill and sharp claws. 2. His color is a dark brown, withblack and white spots, and his lengthis from twenty to twenty-two breast is mostly white. His tailand wings are long. 3. The fishhawk is often found sit-ting upon a tree over a pond, or lake, SECOND READER. 89 or river. He is also found by the sea-side. 4. He watches the fish as they swimin the water beneath him; then hedarts down suddenly and catches oneof them. 5. When he catches a fish in hissharp, rough claws, he carries it off toeat, and, as he flies away with it forhis dinner, an eagle sometimes meetshim. 6. The eagle flies at him fiercely withhis sharp bill and claws, and compelsthe hawk to drop the fish. 7. Then the eagle catches the fish asit falls, before it reaches the ground,and carries it off. 8. The poor fish hawk, with a loudcry, timidly flies
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